Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs National Safe Boating Week begins, Pennsylvania’s Fish and Boat Commission is reminding boaters to prioritize safety ahead of the summer season. The commission advises boaters to always wear required safety gear, including properly fitting U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets for every passenger.Officials also warn against rushing to launch without preparation and emphasize that boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal and dangerous, similar to impaired driving on the road. Growing boating popularity raises safety concerns”Across the state, there’s been explosive growth in boating, especially among those paddling on canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards. While we welcome this growth, we do recognize that many first-time boaters will venture out on the water with very little or no knowledge of the waters they will be navigating. Even experienced boaters can run into trouble if they don’t plan ahead,” Roy Finney Jr. a member of the PFBC Boating Advisory Board Member, said. The commission also reminds boaters to check that their vessels have the proper registrations and permits, especially if it has been a while since their boat was last used.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
As National Safe Boating Week begins, Pennsylvania’s Fish and Boat Commission is reminding boaters to prioritize safety ahead of the summer season. <\/p>\n
The commission advises boaters to always wear required safety gear, including properly fitting U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets for every passenger.<\/p>\n
Officials also warn against rushing to launch without preparation and emphasize that boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal and dangerous, similar to impaired driving on the road. <\/p>\n
Growing boating popularity raises safety concerns<\/p>\n
“Across the state, there’s been explosive growth in boating, especially among those paddling on canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards. While we welcome this growth, we do recognize that many first-time boaters will venture out on the water with very little or no knowledge of the waters they will be navigating. Even experienced boaters can run into trouble if they don’t plan ahead,” Roy Finney Jr. a member of the PFBC Boating Advisory Board Member, said. <\/p>\n
The commission also reminds boaters to check that their vessels have the proper registrations and permits, especially if it has been a while since their boat was last used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"YEAR SO FAR. WE\u2019LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. AND A LOT…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[14496,58835,68327,81986,28146,86244,26845,86243,86240,13308,28,30,29,15776,15772,86241,73556,7363,86242,80526,2867],"class_list":["post-193718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-alcohol","tag-boat-commission","tag-boater","tag-explosive-growth","tag-fish","tag-fitting-u-s-coast","tag-influence","tag-life-jacket","tag-national-safe-boating-week","tag-passenger","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-pennsylvania-official","tag-pennsylvania-officials","tag-pennsylvanias-fish-and-boat-commission","tag-popularity","tag-safety","tag-stress-safety","tag-summer-season","tag-water"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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